2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE HAD MY PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS NOW, VERY CLOSE TO PAYING IT OFF AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR I HAD THE FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THAT REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. NOW NEARLY SIX MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. LIKE BEFORE RESEARCHING IT ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SOME HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE REPLACED FREE AND OTHERS HAVE WENT THROUGH A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND WAS TURNING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF WHERE I LIVE WHEN SUDDENLY POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE MENU AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WITH FORCE I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS FINE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I'M HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG AND WHAT IS COVERED. I'M HAVING SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND WHERE WILL THE FAULTY PARTS END? I HOPE THE NEXT ONE WILL NOT CAUSE MY DEATH OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY G6 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR 3 DINGS AND THEN POWER STEERING CAME ON DISPLAY AND I HAD NO STEERING, SCARED ME TO DEATH. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK SYSTEM ERROR. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER IT DONE IT AGAIN. TURNED IF OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THEN JUST YESTERDAY IT DONE IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT DONE IT ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME SAFE WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE NET AND FOUND I AM NOT, BY FAR, THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHAT IS GM WAITING ON TO RECALL THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A BUNCH OF FAMILIES TO GET KILLED OR WHAT. YOU KNOW PEOPLE WORK HARD TO HAVE A VEHICLE, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, THEN GO OFF WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED THIS AFTERNOON ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS - I CALLED PONTIAC AND THIS HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THEY WON'T HELP ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO STAYING LIT, AND THE DASH SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS - WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN A RECALL AND THEY WON'T HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER. *TT

THE POWER STEERING CODE DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. THE POWER STEERING OCCASIONAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING ON OCCASION AS WELL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY NOTED. POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO GO BAD WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WAITING ON RECALL BUT WITH PONTIAC GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, NEVER TOOK PLACE. ONLY A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED - #10183 - WHICH MAY REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DETECT WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR OUR SON. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT ELECTRIC. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS IS A REPEATING PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S. IS THERE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

AT LEAST A FEW TIMES A WEEK, WHEN MY CAR IS STARTED I EXPERIENCE A POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY IT AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, BUT WHEN TURNING LEFT IT IS COMPLETELY EFFORTLESS. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION CHANGED TWICE, THINKING IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP BECAUSE IT'S ONLY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN ONE DIRECTION. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN STRONGSVILLE WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL. I READ UP ON THE RECALL AND MY CAR IS DOING WHAT THE RECALLS SAYS IT DOES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A GAS STATION WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS ALL POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER I PARKED MY CAR AND DID WHAT I NEEDED TO DO. WHENEVER I RETURNED TO TRY AND DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME (IT SAT THERE FOR 1 1/2 HRS) THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STEERING IT. I HAVE TEEN AGE SONS WHOM DRIVE MY CAR FROM TIME TO TIME AND IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM WHILE DRIVING THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAPPEN. I'VE CALLED GM AND THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO IF I WANT IT FIXED IT'S CONSIDERED MY PROBLEM NOW. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM CAR OR SUV EVER AGAIN AND WILL ALSO WARN MY FRIENDS. *TR